King Asa Burns His Grandmother's Idol

Prompt

2 Chronicles 15: Taking courage from the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded, King Asa puts away the idols of the land, and even removes his grandmother Maachah from being queen mother because she made an idol in a grove: Asa cuts down her idol, stamps it and burns it at the brook Kidron. Asa, a bearded king in a royal blue cloak and gold circlet, is large and central on the rocky bank of the Kidron, his sleeves rolled up, throwing broken pieces of a carved wooden idol pole into a blazing bonfire, his face set with fierce resolve; behind him Maachah, an older queen in rich jewelled robes, watches in angry dismay, attended by a servant. The stony Kidron valley beneath the walls of Jerusalem in bright clear daylight, smoke rising into a blue sky. Style: a blend of photo-realism and cinema, like a still from a big-budget film. Bright, rich, saturated, luminous colour, clear daylight or glowing golden light even in dramatic scenes, never murky or muddy, crisp detail, real human faces full of emotion, shallow depth of field, subtle film grain. Simple, uncluttered composition: ONE clear scene from this chapter, with the chapter's main character or characters large, close and central in the upper and middle frame, and a simple background. No montage, no collage, no inset vignettes, no crowd of small figures competing for attention. Historically accurate ancient Near Eastern clothing, architecture and landscape. Keep the bottom quarter of the frame simple and uncluttered (ground, water or sky) so a large chapter number can be set over it. Absolutely no text, no letters, no words, no numbers, no logos, no watermark, no border, no frame.